Girls' name · since 1966
Charo
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 238 babies named Charo, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,064 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 238
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
Charo is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 238 have been recorded since 1966.
Charo has 238 recorded births among girls since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 1981.
- #18,064 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 238 born since 1966
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charo ranks #18,064 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 238 born since 1966, peaking in the 1970s.
- #18,064 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 238
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
Charo's 238 recorded births place it above 74.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Charo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Charo's full recorded timeline at 1975, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1976 peak of 44 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Charo popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1981
- Peak year (1976)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Charo popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1976 (Charo as boys' name)
Charo by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (202 births, 85% of the file).
1970s was Charo's strongest decade.
202 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 85% of all-time use.
Charo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s
1970s
202 births
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 202 births (85% of all-time use).
Charo by state
Where Charo concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 6 | 2.5% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 5 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 5 | 2.1% |
6 of 238 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Charo's data
- Charo's decade-level peak was the 1970s (202 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Charos (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Charo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~15 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1966–1981 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Charo draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.